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12. income equality, global warming, the rise of fascism

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #8)

Fri May 3, 2019, 10:47 PM

May 2019

the world is not getting better at the moment.

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An Important Message from President Barack Obama [View all] StarfishSaver May 2019 OP

I love President Obama. riverine May 2019 #1

Love that man Hekate May 2019 #2

Inspiring. True. Makes the hair on my neck stand up. Stinky The Clown May 2019 #3

Brilliant. George II May 2019 #4

not sure that's true now. barbtries May 2019 #5

Yet, a poor kid born today could become Blue_true May 2019 #8

income equality, global warming, the rise of fascism barbtries May 2019 #12

Except for global warming, I totally disagree. Blue_true May 2019 #15

as i see it, barbtries May 2019 #17

I am not as pessimistic as you about the human spirit. Blue_true May 2019 #18

funny though I agree with everything you said. barbtries May 2019 #26

Agree. nt Blue_true May 2019 #37

i would hope that being the world's first trillionaire barbtries May 2019 #28

Yes, that is a scary thought. Blue_true May 2019 #36

I think you need to reread what Obama said. nt UniteFightBack May 2019 #10

i just can't help thinking barbtries May 2019 #11

I'm ashamed to say srobertss May 2019 #14

well, my concern for future generations is egalitarian barbtries May 2019 #16

It's amazing srobertss May 2019 #19

hopefully you're right. barbtries May 2019 #24

I think most non-white, non-upper-middle-class people with any experience or knowledge of history EffieBlack May 2019 #22

well, that is correct. barbtries May 2019 #23

You think "Systemic, institutionalized racism" is something new EffieBlack May 2019 #25

i would again suggest the book barbtries May 2019 #27

I've read it EffieBlack May 2019 #29

we are worse off than we were in 2016. barbtries May 2019 #32

As my grandmother used to say, "We're not where we should be. We're not where we're gonna be StarfishSaver May 2019 #30

It Was True At The Time It Was Written DallasNE May 2019 #6

So true...I've thought that. Karadeniz May 2019 #7

This is a reality check because he's right. mountain grammy May 2019 #9

Spoken like a true intelligent bdamomma May 2019 #13

KR! Cha May 2019 #20

This is PBO's special gift FakeNoose May 2019 #21

That's MY president. lindysalsagal May 2019 #31

Ahhhhh. Memories of having a President who at the end of a statement doesn't mock the disabled. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #33

Remember how it was when we had a real President? marble falls May 2019 #34

.. Politicub May 2019 #35

I always get tears in my eyes. . . Collimator May 2019 #38